what is this cut?

[tree-fancier123]

Nosing through the photos of people's websites I found this, posted yesterday by @King92

I've not seen this before - can anyone explain what its called and what it does?

[bigtreedon]

Tongue and groove I have always called it keeps the but end from kicking sideways

[josharb87]

Huntley hinge or tongue and groove felling cut. Stops the butt hitting the floor is one advantage only real advantage imo. I believe ts useful with palm trees which don't have traditional hinge fibres.

[Brushcutter]

It's commonly a tounge and groove felling cut.  Often referred to as a Huntley hinge but isn't.  A Huntley doesn't have the touge but a long cut hinge to keep it on the stump.

 

The purpose of it is to making a felling bench to aid processing in forestry.  It works quite well from stopping trees falling off the stump when felling in tight spots too.

[Mark Bolam]

You can kind of see why they didn’t want that one getting away!

[gdh]

37 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

You can kind of see why they didn’t want that one getting away!

From that angle it looks like they were doing everything they could to line up with the house.

[Khriss]

If base of tree was sound, spike it - dunno wot they were aiming for there. K

[Mick Dempsey]

22 minutes ago, Khriss said:

If base of tree was sound, spike it - dunno wot they were aiming for there. K

A good picture probably.

 

Still, no damage done, tree down so all ok.

Edited January 20, 2019 by Mick Dempsey

[Husqvarna King]

25 minutes ago, Khriss said:

If base of tree was sound, spike it - dunno wot they were aiming for there. K

I agree, looks hung up too ?

[Mick Dempsey]

19 minutes ago, Husqvarna King said:

I agree, looks hung up too ?

I don’t think it’s hung up, too heavy, it’s just an action photo of the moment of felling I think.